WORONICZ- SYBILLA wyd.1 Lvov 1818.

[WORONICZ John Paul]

SYBILLA

Historical poem

in four songs

with image of the Temple of Sybil in Puławy

in Lvov 1818, at Woyciech Niebylski, pp. VIII, 104, format 18x22.5cm

Edition 1 prepared by Feliks Bentkowski without the author's knowledge. Historical poem by Jan Pawel Woronicz (1757-1829) - poet, preacher, speaker, spiritual father of Polish Romanticism. The work, alluding to the Sybil temple, silhouetted on the tablet, shows in numerous images the history of Poland, the times of Casimir the Great, Stefan Batory, Jan Kazimierz and Jan III Sobieski.
Lit. by A. Banach, Polish illustrated book, item 65.

HARDCOVER FULL CONTEMPORARY LEATHER. COVERS BORDERED IN GILT, FLAT SPINE WITH TWO SIGNBOARDS AND DEEP EMBOSSED GILT. GILT PAGE EDGES. HAND-DYED MARBLED PAPER ON ENDPAPERS. INTERIOR OF COVERS FINISHED IN GOLD LINE

BDB condition/ discoloration of the title page, a few pieces after conservation, missing engravings, otherwise a BEAUTIFUL , DECORATIVE piece

stamp of the book collection of Dr. Boleslaw Korwin- Szymanowski.